All in Empowering Futures Inc

A nonprofit organization

Over 20,000 youth age out of the foster care system every year, where they don't have a place to go or a family to call home. 


ALL IN creates community and connection for foster alumni to have a chosen family through retreats and support systems. 


The hard truth about youth who leave foster care:

  • 20% become instantly homeless
  • 1 in 4 are incarcerated within 2 years
  • 80% of prisons are filled with people impacted by foster care
  • Less than 3% will earn a college degree
  • 7 out of 10 girls who age out become pregnant before age 21
  • 70 - 80% of human trafficking victims said they were in foster care. 


The ALL IN Impact:

  • Retreats: A national young adult retreat for aged-out foster youth. A special getaway for young adults with lived experience to connect, engage, share, grow, teach, and learn.
  • Build Community by connecting foster alumni with trusted advisors, mobilizing alumni networks, encouraging alumni to foster and engage with their “chosen” family,” and more.
  • Access Opportunities by including families and alumni in ALL IN activities, supporting alumni who need mental and physical health through treatment options, prioritizing healthy relationships, and more.
  • Amplify Alumni Voices & Awareness by sharing testimonies in Congress and state legislatures, attending national, state, and local meetings and summits, and promoting awareness of critical issues through the media (TV, radio, podcasts), and more.


Your donation will help us provide the support we need to make a difference in hundreds of foster alumni's lives across the nation. 


Because Everybody Deserves Somebody

Mission

Our mission is to build and mobilize a community to support ALL foster alumni on an actionable path to success. We aim to build a community of foster care alumni, youth, and trusted advisors to change the world and improve the life outcomes of those transitioning out of foster care. We aim to mobilize our community to help those who have been in foster care to access opportunities such as food, shelter, education, and employment and to amplify their voices to improve the foster care system.

Background Statement

Former Assistant Secretary Lynn Johnson created the ALL IN for Foster Adoption Challenge as a national call for partners in every state, including governors, agencies, courts, churches, community organizations, foster alumni, and the public, to commit to being ALL IN for finding “Forever Families” for the 117,000 waiting children in the foster care system. Lynn believes these are America’s children and with a combined strategy of primary prevention on the front end when families are struggling and need intervention, as well as communities wrapping around those who step up to adopt waiting youth, the 117,000 could rapidly be reduced to zero if everyone would focus on that number.

Lynn founded ALL IN Fostering Futures (AIFF) to continue her efforts in finding permanent, loving, and stable homes for children and youth in foster care. Her priority is to also establish a community and support system for alumni who were once in care.

Prior to her role at the Assistant Secretary with the US Department of Health and Human Services- Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Lynn served as the Executive Director of Jefferson County Department of Human Services in Colorado, beginning in 2007. She has won numerous awards for excellence in successful transformations of Human Services and customer service from local entities such as Signal Behavioral Health Network to the Francis T. Ishida Award for Excellence from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

All in Empowering Futures Inc

other names

ALL IN Fostering Futures

Year Established

2021

Tax id (EIN)

87-3249161

Category

Human Services

Organization Size

Small Organization

Address

10125 W. Washburn Way
Lakewood, CO 80227

Headquarters

12081 W. Alameda Pkwy Ste. 482
Lakewood, CO 80228

Service areas

GE

IN

CO, US

IL, US

MN, US